9th May 2020
3rd October 2020

Pathfinder Railtours
The Cumbrian Freighter

Tour postponed from 31/08/19 to 09/05/20, to 03/10/20, then to 22/05/21 due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

Advertised Loco(s) Advertised Route
DB Cargo Class 66s top-n-tail Banbury - Leamington Spa - Dorridge - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (via WCML) - Wigan North Western - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Daisyfield Jn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle area
DB Cargo Class 66s top-n-tail Carlisle area - (via WCML) - (?reverse of outward route?) - Banbury

Notes :
(1) Route highlights advertised by Pathfinder Tours as: Blackburn King St. Thro’ Siding; Up & Down Goods; Hellifield Down Goods; Blea Moor Up Goods Loop; Appleby Down & Thro’ Siding; Carlisle Goods Lines London Road Jn to Currock Jn (rev) to Upperby Bridge Jn; Several Up loops out of Plumpton, Eden Valley, Shap, Tebay, Grayrigg, Oxenholme, Ouebeck and Oxheys; Shap Hardendale Rounding Loop (rev) then Harrison’s Down Goods Loop. Several other non-passenger lines may be added to this list.

Sources : Gary Thornton (from Pathfinder Website/emails) & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Pathfinder Website)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (rtn)
Banbury 06.00d 23.30a
Leamington Spa 06.20d 23.10a
Dorridge 06.40d 22.50a
Birmingham New Street 07.00d 22.30a
Wolverhampton 07.25d 22.05a
Stafford 07.50d 21.40a
Crewe 08.20d 21.10a
Warrington Bank Quay 08.45d 20.45a
Wigan North Western 09.10d 20.25a


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